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March 13 2007

Not quite available yet, but doesn't this book just look wonderful?

Synopsis This is a luxury collection of comics by Rian Hughes, Master illustrator and designer, the man who has done more for comic book design than anyone else. Contents include Grant Morrison's reworking of the classic British comics character, Dan Dare, set in a mass unemployment 1980s in which Dare is no longer sure of his place in the England around him. "Science Service" co-written with John Freeman allows Hughes full rein for his retro style. In Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish", adapted by Tom DeHaven, he captures the noir shadows in a clever use of 2-colour artwork. Also in the book are Really & Truly (also written by Grant Morrison) from 2000 AD and a selection of sketchbook pages. It is produced in an embossed casebound edition with an introduction by comics guru Paul Gravett. This edition is limited to 3000 copies worldwide. Grant Morrison is one of the most celebrated British comics writers and Rian Hughes is very well respected in the design community having won many awards for his work.

An update:

hi Dan

...Just thought i'd let you know ... that we are doing a signed limited edition of the book with Rian and Tony(Knockabout). It will be normal retail £35 - so ten quid more - but we are going to discount by around 30% so it will actually come in slightly cheaper than normal cover price.

I'll send along what Rian says will be in it when i can find his mail which i think is on my office machine. Basically a bunch of postcards with unique new drawings, a special signed plate - of again a new drawing etc. It will also be signed by Rian. It will be an edition of only 350 and we will be the only ones to have it. Through the Forbidden Planet International shops and www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk. We should post it online next week but right now i'm waiting for Rian to send me the images for the exclusive stuff.

cheers
Kenny Penman

# Posted by Dan Fish1000

UK independent comic publisher MOONFACE PRESS today announces details of BLOOD PSI, the second in its series of standalone titles under THE ONE-SHOT CLUB banner.
BLOOD PSI – solicited in May’s issue of Previews and shipping in July – is written by Andy Winter, drawn by Keith Burns and boasts a cover by Declan Shalvey. The US format book has a full-color cover, and black and white interior art. The 32-page title has a 24-page main story, a sketchbook section and an A-Z of British vampires feature. It retails for $3.50 (£2.20).

ZOMBIES - the 2007 Accent UK anthology
The CONTENTS page now has the complete confirmed listing ... just a few more to come.
Last minute change has seen 'Sacrifice' artist Tom Jilesen replaced by Shaun Mooney and Nolan Worthington.
This weeks SAMPLE page is 'An Alphabet of Zombies' by Daniel Bissette and Steve Bissette ...

# Posted by Dan Fish1000

The eagerly awaited film 'The Mindscape of Alan Moore' is finally due to be released this month!

Some details from the mailing list:
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you again for your patience.

We like to announce that the Shadowsnake Marketplace is now officially open. As of 13 March 2007 we are now ready to start the pre-orders for The Mindscape of Alan Moore DVD.

Great care and detail has gone into the contents, design of the whole package... .... It was around April last year that we decided to go for independent distribution as this would allow us the freedom to create something far more interesting and timeless.

So now we are releasing a TOTAL OF 5 HOURS OF MATERIAL ON A DOUBLE DISC EDITION

But as an independent company this has not been easy, therefore your support is now crucial. Please forward to any friends, fans or those who might be interested.

MAILING LIST:
If you would like to Join Our Mailing List please submit your details.

RELEASE DATE:
The official release of the DVD is tentatively scheduled for 30 March 2007.

Pre-orders will be taken starting today and a 5 % discount will be given until 30 March 2007. Please click the yellow coupon on the site to get this.

These orders will be sent out from the first line of production in April.

TV SYSTEM
PLEASE NOTE: The DVD will be available in 2 different systems. Both are Region 0.
NTSC (e.g. USA, Canada, Japan)
See complete list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC
PAL (e.g. UK, Europe)
Both were separately mastered at Stream Digital in London, to ensure the best quality and compression (hardware based encoding).

PAYMENT METHOD
MAIN METHOD: All payments via credit or debit card are processed over a secure server and payment gateway. Your card details are not stored anywhere on our database and processed via PROTX.
ALTERNATIVE METHOD: Only for customers who do not have credit or debit cards, we can also accept Paypal.

THE SPECIAL EDITION
As with the DVD itself ,we’ve taken tremendous care of every detail on an aesthetic and technical level. But with the special leather grimoires the pricing is hard to determine as they are still literally being made by hand, stitched and fire branded. The plan is to include a DVD, and the soundtrack CD in there. So once the leather grimoires are available, those of you that already acquired the DVD will get that price discounted later on.

THE SOUNDTRACK AND POSTERS
Yes, the soundtrack will be available on CD early Summer. We are an independent after all, so cannot develop all the products at once to spread our resources. The same applies to the 3 film posters designed by John Coulthart, which will be available to order as well.

Best wishes,

Charisse Vyzelman
Marketing Manager
Shadowsnake Films
London, England

# Posted by Dan Fish1000